NOTICE !
As of version 2.0.0 this plugin is no longer supported by the developer. With version 2.0.0 release the plugin is upgraded for compatibility with:
- WP eCommerce 3.12.2
- WordPress 4.8.0
Version 2.0.0 also contains all advanced features that used to be available in a paid Premium Version.
We invite any interested developer to take over the maintenance and future development of this plugin. If you are interested in doing that please let us know via a support ticket.
WHAT IT DOES
WP e-Commerce Predictive Search engine queries
your entire product database while you type. It delivers users instant and changing results as they type in the dropdown which shows the product thumbnail, product title and description. Users can click through from the drop down to the 'All Results Search Page' that features endless scroll.
KEY FEATURES
- WP e-Commerce Predictive Search engine delivers 100% accurate results, 100% of the time.
- New Feature Pretty URL for the All Search Results pages.
- Use 'live search' to wow your customers by delivering deadly, super fast search results.
- Add and configure a search box to any widgetized area on your site.
- Shows the results beautifully in the widget drop-down with Product Thumbnail, Title and description text.
- Searches your entire WP e-Commerce product database for the product name that match what is being typed.
- Set the number of Product results to show in the drop down.
- Add description text to show by default inside each Widget Search box.
- Set the number of characters of the product description text to show with each search result.
- Exclude Products from Predictive Search.
- Click through from the Widget dropdown to the 'All Results Search Page'.
- 'All Results Search Page' shows products thumbnail, Title as a clickable link to the product and product text description.
- 'All Results Search Page' features endless scroll - allows the page to load quickly and show 'infinite' number of results.
SITE SEARCH OPTIMIZATION:
- Predictive Search 'Focus keywords' gives you 100% accuracy in Optimizing your entire site anyway you want. Optimize your 'site search' by adding a 'Focus Keywords or Keyword Phrases' to any product page, post, wp-page just like an SEO plugin except it is for site search not external search engines and its 100% accurate and super fast.
- Predictive Search meta section on each product page, post and page for setting 'Focus Keywords and Keyword Phrases'.
- Exclude any product, post or page from Predictive Search results Globally from the admin panel or right from the Predictive Search Meta on product, post or page.
- Integration with SEO plugins. Can be a massive time saver. Configure your plugin with the click of a mouse to use Focus Keywords that are set on an SEO plugin you are using. Include any 'Focus Keywords' that have been set while optimizing the site content for search engine search.
- Currently supports Yoasts WordPress SEO and the All in One SEO plugins. If you use another WordPress SEO Plugin and would like to see it included in the list of supported plugins please just let us know and we will look in including support for it in future updates.
GENERAL
- Use 'live search' to wow your customers - fast and accurate.
- Add Predictive Search anywhere on your site via unlimited Widgets, Shortcodes and Search functions
- Fully customizable - define what gets searched and what shows in the search box drop down.
- Easy to read and easy to sort All Search Results pages featuring endless scroll.
- Pretty URL's for the All Search Results pages.
- Search by Product name, Product SKU, Product Categories, Product tags, posts and Pages and any combination of these
- Configure Search of your entire WP e-Commerce product database by Product titles, SKU's, Product Categories and Tags, exclude any.
ALL RESULTS PAGE:
- To see more results for the search Click through from the Widget drop down footer to the 'All Results Search Page'. Design like the facebook search.
- All Results Search Page' shows products thumbnail, Title as a clickable link to the product and product text description.
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User can configure the All Results Search Page for each result to show
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Number of Characters of description text to show
- Product Categories,
- Product Tags,
- Product Prices including 'special' pricing with each result.
- Add to cart button
- Number of results to show before 'endless scroll' bar.
- 'All Results Search Page' features endless scroll - allows the page to load quickly and show 'infinite' number of results.
WIDGET SEARCH
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Configure each widget to search all 'types'
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Product name,
- Product SKU,
- Product Categories,
- Product Tags,
- Posts,
- Pages
- or any combination of these.
- Set the number of each search 'type' eg Product category results to show in the search box dropdown.
- Use drag and drop to set the search 'type' order that the results show in the drop down.
- All Search results page sorted is auto sorted into results types configured for the widget.
SHORTCODES
- WP e-Commerce Predictive Search shortcodes - Insert and configure the Search box into any page or post via shortcode.
- Customize shortcodes search box dimensions and alignment on page.
- Full customization just like the Widget search
SMART SEARCH
- 'Smart Search'. An intuitive technology that auto detects if the page is Product Category, Product tag, Post Category or Post tag and features results from that taxonomy. This delivers extremely relevant search results.
- Activate Smart search in any widget or any search function.
- Activate or deactivate the 'Smart Search" feature with the click of a mouse.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS SITE SEARCH
- Full integration with the Google Analytics Site Serach Feature
- Use the plugins default Query parameter:ps or create your own.
SEARCH FUNCTION
- Add a Predictive Search box to any part of your site that is not widgetized via the Predictive search Function.
- From the admin panel configure all the Parameters of the Search function then just use the short function code to add the Search box where ever you want it. example in the header.
- Once installed change the parameters of the global search from the admin panel.
- Full documentation instructions on how to add the search function to your sites header.
- Back up 'Book a Service' with us to place the search function if your theme requires advanced CSS skills and you don't have easy access to a coder.
LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS
Want to add a new language to WooCommerce Dynamic Gallery! You can contribute via
translate.wordpress.org
Minimum Requirements
- WordPress 4.6 or greater
- WP eCommerce 3.11
- PHP version 5.5 or greater
- MySQL version 5.5 or greater
Automatic installation
Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don't even need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of WP e-Commerce Predictive Search, log in to your WordPress admin panel, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
In the search field type "WP e-Commerce Predictive Search" and click Search Plugins. Once you have found our plugin you can install it by simply clicking Install Now. After clicking that link you will be asked if you are sure you want to install the plugin. Click yes and WordPress will automatically complete the installation.
Manual installation
The manual installation method involves downloading our plugin and uploading it to your web server via your favorite FTP application.
- Download the plugin file to your computer and unzip it
- Using an FTP program, or your hosting control panel, upload the unzipped plugin folder to your WordPress installations wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu within the WordPress admin.